Dear colleagues,
this week (tomorrow) we are looking forward to a talk by Prof. Lea Ferreira dos Santos
from Yeshiva University, who is currently a visiting professor at ITAMP.
Kind regards,
Richard and Swati
ITAMP Topical Lunch Discussion
Date: Friday, March 13th
Time: 12:00-1:30 pm
Pizza will be served.
Location: B-106 @ Center for Astrophysics (60 Garden Street)
Directions: after entering the lobby of the CfA, turn right to enter the hallway of the B
building. In the hallway, turn right again, and B-106 is there.
Speaker: Lea Ferreira dos Santos, Yeshiva University (New York) / ITAMP
Title: Relaxation and thermalization of isolated many-body quantum systems
Abstract: In this talk, I will discuss our recent contributions towards a better
understanding of many-body quantum systems far from equilibrium. Describing and predicting
the behavior of such systems is a problem at the forefront of theoretical physics. The
subject is also intertwined with new experimental breakthroughs in the coherent control of
complex quantum systems.
Focusing on representative low-dimensional interacting quantum systems with and without
disorder, we draw general conclusions about: (i) the short- and long-time dynamics, (ii)
the size of the temporal fluctuations after relaxation, and (iii) the conditions to reach
thermal equilibrium. We find analytical expressions for the dynamics that are in excellent
agreement with numerical results. Our studies reveal a richer scenario than the simple
picture associating chaos with fast evolution and viability of thermalization.
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Dr. Richard Schmidt
Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (ITAMP)
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics MS-14
60 Garden St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
U.S.A.
richard.schmidt(a)cfa.harvard.edu
Tel. +1 (617) 496-7610
Fax +1 (617) 496-7668
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